Stoye Awards of the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists recognize the best student oral presentations in the following categories:

1. General Ichthyology includes, but is not limited to, morphological and molecular systematics, techniques in systematics, zoogeography, paleontology and faunal descriptions.

2. General Herpetology includes, but is not limited to, morphological and molecular systematics, techniques in systematics, zoogeography, paleontology and faunal descriptions.

3. Genetics, Development and Morphology (GD&M) includes, but is not limited to, population genetics, mitochondrial DNA analysis, comparative embryology, heterochrony, descriptive and experimental development, comparative and evolutionary morphology, functional morphology and biomechanics.

4. Ecology and Ethology (E&E) includes, but is not limited to, population and community ecology, life history strategies, descriptive and experimental ethology, behavioral ecology, neuroethology and ecomorphology.

5. Physiology and Physiological Ecology (P&PE) includes, but is not limited to, comparative and experimental physiology, biochemistry, sensory and behavioral physiology and endocrinology.

Storer Awards of the American Society of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists recognize the best student poster presentations in two categories:

1) Ichthyology
2) Herpetology

To be eligible for either Stoye or Storer Awards, a student must (1) be the sole author and presenter, (2) be a member of ASIH, (3) indicate a desire to be considered when submitting an abstract (see "Submitting Abstracts") and (4) meet the ASIH criteria for "student": "an individual who at the time the paper is given ... is the equivalent of a full-time student (... an individual who is devoting their major efforts to a formal program of studies) or who has satisfactorily completed a thesis or dissertation defense during the previous 12 months." Stoye and Storer presentations are judged by the following criteria: introduction; methods; data analysis and interpretation; conclusions - innovation, originality and scientific significance; presentation; and visual aids or graphic design.
The rating scale is 0-10 points: excellent (9-10), very good (7-8), good (4-6), fair (2-3), poor (0-1).